Class Environment
District of Spartanburg School District Four
Classroom Environment
| Our District | Change from Last Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Teachers | 169.0 | No change |
| Percent of K-3 teachers who are certified in Read to Succeed reading certification | 39.5 | N/A |
| Percent of teachers with advanced degrees | 69.8 | Up from 69.2 |
| Teacher attendance rate | 94.7 | Down from 99.5 |
| Average teacher salary | $52,736 | Up from $51,749 |
| Percent of teachers on continuing contract | 90.5 | No change |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - current year | 85.1 | Down from 93.5 |
| Percent of teachers returning from previous year - three year average | 89.1 | Down from 91.1 |
| Percent of teacher vacancies for more than 9 weeks | 0.0 | N/A |
| Prime instructional time | 88.2 | Down from 93.5 |
| Student-teacher ratio in core subjects | 25.1 to 1 | Up from 23.5 to 1 |
| Percent of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 8.5 | N/A |
| Number of inexperienced teachers teaching in core classes | 8 | N/A |
| Percent of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2.1 | N/A |
| Number of out-of-field teachers teaching in core classes | 2 | N/A |
ESSA regulations require states to post on their report cards information about teachers with emergency or provisional credentials. South Carolina does not award emergency or provisional credentials, thus that metric is not listed.